Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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GIRLS SPORTS SWIMMING One thing that the gym teachers are impressing upon the girls this year is to learn to swim. Miss Guy and her assistants (a few of the good swimmers of the different classes) are teaching the girls to swim. A few of her students that are learning to swim are Dorothy Gardner, Mable Killingsworth, Clytee Jones, and Norma Rand. They are making progress. Miss Guy also has trained life savers who act in case of an emergency. They are Geraldine Ham- bright, from the Junior College, and Helen Baxter, from the Junior Class. QUIET GAMES The girls of Miss Rhodes ' gym classes have en- joyed a great number of quiet and active games while she was out of school. If the girls don ' t play an active game, they can enjoy Chinese checkers, plain checkers, bingo, dominoes, jack letters, and sticks. Some of the active games that they play are ping pong or table tennis, paddle tennis, bottle ball, Mr. Jeffress: If John had four pies and gave two away, son, how many would he have left? Son: He wouldn ' t have any left! Mr. Jeffress: Oh, but he would have two left. Son: Not if he was hungry! Seniors practicing on graduation song in assembly: Mr. Williams: All sopranos sit in rear, altos sit in middle section and bass sit in front row. Buddy: Mr. Williams, where do the ones sit that sing out of tune? A new teacher came into a small town one day and was in- quiring as to the location of the school. Being a new arrival in this place, he was mixed in his direction. He saw a little boy sitting on the curb and said to him: Little boy, how far am I from the school? Boy: I do not know. Teacher: What street is this? Boy: I do not know. Teacher (disgusted): Do you know where you are? Boy: No, but I ' m not lost. Teacher: Little boy, if you show me the way to the post office, I ' ll show you the way to Heaven. Little Boy: If you don ' t know the way to the post office, you don ' t know the way to heaven. Mr. Jeffress: Why don ' t you study your Geometry, Carol? You know the test is tomorrow. Carol: I should worry! Mr. Jeffress: I know — but you never do! table shuffle board, indoor horse shoes, aerial darts, hand ball, and a game composed by the class, which they call hockey golf. When the weather is favorable they play soft ball out of doors. DANCING Miss Guy is teaching the Majorettes to dance as well as march. These girls enjqy their dancing and cooperate with her very well. They have advanced a great deal in their dancing and were asked to appear at the fashion show on May 28. The Senior Class wishes to encourage more girls to get in the dancing classes. Sorry Miss Guy was reluctant to give an interview about her favorite avocation. SOFT BALL GAMES The girls have played soft ball in the gym classes throughout the year. The fourth hour class played against the third hour, leaving the score a tie. Some of the outstanding ball players of the fourth hour were Mildred Walker, Phillis Hicks and Juanita Anderson. TODAY (Cont.) To Beulah Vaughan we leave a big room with a board full of shorthand so she may yell out every word she knows. To Mr. Bryant we leave more board space so he may demon- strate with his drawings, his work. To Muriel Ellis we leave the studiousness of Yolande Meek. Laurice Hestle leaves a cafeteria to the one that enjoys eating more often and more than she does. Frances Alnutt leaves her position, as secretary to Mr. Griffin, to the one that likes to take .time off. To Mr. Jackson, the shorthand and typing IV classes leave a book on Your Kindness Has Been Appreciated. Bernice Richardson leaves her fine arts to Dollie Smith. To Eddie Saunders we leave just the memory of Odell Sylvester. To those who fell and failed to graduate we leave the book entitled How to Get a Diploma. Fannie Lovingood, representing the Chemistry class, leaves the Chemistry Laboratory to the next Chemistry class. Wilberta Howell leaves Grace Julius her book on How I Got a Bit Taller. To the girls of the oncoming classes, Dorothy Stewart leaves her pleasing personality and lovely smile. To Muriel Chapman, Maxine Cooper leaves her dignity and poise hoping she will use it. To Geraldine Haynes, Carmen Robinson leaves her drilling ability, and hopes she will learn to twirl better than any Majorette in Greater Kansas City. To all students we leave the opportunity to appreciate and grasp all they can for their own good. — Lillie Bryant, Class of ' 41. Page Thirty- one

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FOOTBALL The 1941 school year saw some pretty good football. Due to financial difficulties, the football team was un- able to take any trip, but the games that were played on the old gridiron were exciting. Our first game was Lincoln versus the Alumni. We lost this game but the loss only built up a stronger morale within the team. The next game against Lexington was a Blue Tiger victory. The next two games, with Columbia and Sumner, brought the following scores: Columbia 9 — Lincoln 7; Sumner 6 — Lincoln 0. Murray Robinson Right End Edward Caruth Right Tackle Walter Parker Right Guard Amos Dickerson.. Center Carroll Tolbert Left Guard lack Bush Left Tackle Mallory Walker Left End Leonard Thurman Quarterback Roy Miller Left Halfback Oliver Reid Right Halfback Leslie Hoover Left End FOOTBALL ROLL CALL Lewis Wheeler Left Tackle Charles Martin Left Guard lohn Welch Center Walter King Right Guard Odell Sylvester Right Tackle Arthur Alferd Right End Wallace Kidd Left End William Crawford Quarterback William Ross Fullback Herschell Scott Left Halfback Lucius Franklin Guard Israel Stevenson Tackle Eddie McClellan Guard Dale Cain Guard Carson Whitmore Center Edgar Shobe End lames Glover Halfback Bennie Wheeler Halfback Melvin Miller Guard Irving Ward Guard Alonzo Townsend.... Right Halfback BASKET BALL The Lincoln High School basket ball squads started off with a bang this year, losing only 4 out of 17 games. The players were: Floyd Hill I. C. Garrett Leonard Thurman Mallory Walker Herbert Johnson Jack Bush Donald Bailey Charles Martin Leslie Hoover Tracy Scott Paul Gray Using a zone defense and a tricky offense, Lincoln developed a strong team this year and it showed an impressive record by not losing a game at home all season. Lincoln Visitors Liberty, Jan. 8 34 19 Alumni, Jan. 10 23 19 Sedalia, Jan. 17 25 9 St. Joseph, Jan. 22 47 27 K. V. S., Topeka, Jan. 24 32 24 Sumner, Jan. 31 31 30 K. V. S., Feb. 7 32 30 St. Joseph, Feb. 12 24 9 Sedalia, Feb. 14 24 17 Jefferson City, Feb. 15 25 26 Liberty, Feb. 19 26 11 Sumner, Kansas City, Kans., Feb. 21 — 13 24 Jefferson City, Feb. 28 28 20 Vashon, March 7 27 21 Hannibal, March 8 25 17 Jefferson City, March 7 19 17 Columbia, March 8 30 36 TRACK After losing several of our good track stars from last year, 1941 brought forth a surprising number of ambitious trackmen. These are the places which they filled. Relays 880 440 Relay Hershel Scott Hershel Scott Murray Robinson Murray Robinson Robert Winesberry Robert Winesberry Walter King Gene Burwell Mile Va Mile Arthur Hicks Burt Smith Jerry Evans Carson Whitmore 220 Paul Gray Robert Winesberry H ershel Scott Broad Jump Hershel Scott Medley Relays Murray Robinson Walter King, 220 Paul Gray, Vz Mile Gene Burwell Mallory Walker, 440 Leonard Thurman High Jump Odess Harville Tracy Scott Leonard Thurman Gene Burwell Jack Bush Odell Sylvester TUMBLING One of the most interesting gym activities at Lincoln High School this year was the tumblers. They were quite popular with the student body. Our Chief Tumblers Were: Richard Ewell Roscoe Hayden Mallory Walker Edward Luther Robert Marshall Andrew Wise Albert Hay us James Miller Page Thirty

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The 1941 Lincolnian is unique in that it is entirely the product of Senior effort. For the first time Seniors have completely planned their yearbook, made their own photographs, printed titles, posed for covers, produced and corrected copy, planned page layouts and actually made them. The Seniors have also marketed the yearbook and obtained sufficient advertising to guarantee its financial success. The combined business and editorial staff wishes to thank the sponsors of the yearbook, the Senior advisers, Miss Claggett, the head of the art department, Mr. Morrison, and all others who helped make the 1941 Lincolnian a success. Page Thirty-two